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purple hibiscus - Coggle Diagram

- - - - she did not convert to christianity early on like her brother
      - her views were not as oppressed or favouring patriarchy.
      - influenced jaja's opinion on patriarchy and silencing the female gender, which is the beginning of the conflict sin character between eugene and jaja
    - - rigid set schedules for the household which leave no time idle
      - beats beatrice up oon a daily basis, again - used as an example
      - caused beatrice to have a miscarriage
    - - women vs pariarchy , muting women
        
        mother, friends of silence, practice silence
        
        a women's personhood ends in the kitchen
        
        silence is a weapon of patriarchy, used to assert dominance
        
        patriarchy leads to silence which aims and turns into fear
        
        women are subjected to a negative self- image
        
        women are systematically oppressed, not allowed to think for themselves, forced into silent submission
    - - papa nwukwu refuses to convert to christianity and follows the religion of his people, which is traditional - therefore misses out on Christmas celebrations
      - eugene calls his father a heathen for following the igbo religion and controls the time his family can spend with him so not to be influenced by him - 15 minutes
      - eugene doesn't allow his children to even eat at his fathers house
- - - - conflict within the character - urging his editor to stand up against the government yet oppresses his own household
      - fanatically religious , praised by father benedict- the white priest at the church
      - reacts with rage and violence to any andall minor mishaps, turns to abusing his wife , who suffered a miscarriage once as a result of the daily beatings
      - punished Kambli by burning her feet with boiling water
      - cries after his violent outbursts and tells his family he loves them after abusing them
      - had been punished by a priest when he was young with the same methods he used to abuse his family
    - - quiet and intelligent
      - expresses himself better sand more than his sister, still lives in fear of eugene
      - influenced by growing up with aunt ifeoma's family, forms feminist views
      - sacrifices himself to save his mother
      - engages personally with ethical questions, makes moral choices based on his conscience rather than blindly following the patriarchal religious teachings like his father
    - - kind, intelligent, independent, able to take care of her 3 children after her husband's death
    - - quiet, thoughtful, shy + at an impressionable age in the family, more easily influenced
      - every aspect of her life is controlled by her father, eager to please him but fearful of angering him and triggering his violent streak
      - suffers from anxiety, which takes over and prevents her from talking in scenarios and expressing herself, which also makes other people new her as though she looks down on them. unfortunately, kambili simply freezes instead of opening up or defending herself.
      - her opinions and voicelessness is also influenced greatly by the influence her father has on her and thus the habit of keeping quiet
      - as she relaxes, her character witnesses major changes and she becomes more independent and expressive, learning to seek happiness
      - forms close bonds with her cousins and her family as well as father amadi
  - - - kambili falls in love with him
      - kind, intelligent , involved in the community
      - encourages kambili to speak her mind and voice her opinions